Tisch donates $1M to UJA's AIDS initiative.New York philantropist Jan Tisch, has made a $1 million gift to the UJA-Federation AIDS Initiative, almost half of which will support medical care and supportive services for women with HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. and AIDS. Tisch's gift will expand clinical care and other services for women with HIV infection and AIDS at Beth Israel Medical Center's Peter Krueger Clinic for the Treatment of Immunological Disorders, the first and one of the largest outpatient AIDS clinics in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . Beth Israel plans to use the Tisch gift to expand evening hours at the Krueger Clinic, devoting at least one evening clinic per week solely to the care and treatment of women with HIV. In addition to primary health care, gynecological and obstetrical services, and specialty care, the clinic provides access to clinical drug trials, nutrition services, HIV education and counseling and special care for tuberculosis. An added feature at the clinic, made possible because of Mrs. Tisch's gift, will be on-site babysitting services for women with AIDS who have young children. For many of these women, keeping doctors' appointments can be difficult, if not impossible, because they have no child care resources. Joan Tisch is married to Preston Robert Tisch Preston Robert "Bob" Tisch (April 29, 1926 – November 15, 2005) was the chairman, and, with his brother Laurence, part owner of the Loews Corporation. Tisch was born in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn in 1926. , the president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Loews Corporation. She is a board member and volunteer at Gay Men's Health Crisis The Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) is a non-profit, volunteer-supported and community-based AIDS service organization that has led the United States in the fight against AIDS. and the 92nd Street Y in New York and has served on the boards of the Blythedale Children's Hospital Blythedale Children's Hospital is a children's hospital in Valhalla, New York, United States. in Valhalla and Phoenix House in New York. |
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